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Dry Bean Crop Jumps 25%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- The USDA pegged dry edible bean production for the states it looks at as 35.8 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.626 million metric tons (MT), up 25% from the previous year.

Planted area for the 11 states in the report totalled 2.09 million acres, up 26% from 2016 and the highest since 1990. Harvested area was estimated at 2.01 million acres, 29% above the previous year.

The average United States yield was 1,781 pounds per acre, a decrease of 61 pounds from 2016.

Adding back in estimated seeded area and production for the states removed from the report last year, it appears total dry edible bean production reached 1.7 million MT from 2.17 million acres, compared to 1.36 million MT from 1.73 million acres last year.

In North Dakota, planting was virtually complete by mid-June and harvest neared completion by October 22. In Michigan, good spring rains gave way to hot, dry summer conditions. However, the crop exceeded many growers' expectations. In Idaho and Montana, abnormally dry conditions reduced crop yields.

Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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                 :          Area planted          :          Area harvested
      State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   2015   :   2016   :   2017   :   2015    :   2016    :   2017
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                 :                            1,000 acres
                 :
Arizona 1/ ......:     9.4       (NA)       (NA)         9.4        (NA)        (NA)
California ......:    45.0       50.0       50.0        44.5        49.0        49.7
Colorado ........:    50.0       46.0       58.0        46.5        42.5        54.5
Idaho ...........:   120.0      140.0      180.0       119.0       137.0       178.0
Kansas 1/ .......:     8.0       (NA)       (NA)         7.8        (NA)        (NA)
Michigan ........:   275.0      210.0      220.0       272.0       208.0       218.5
Minnesota .......:   190.0      155.0      170.0       182.0       147.0       163.0
Montana .........:    49.0      103.0      275.0        46.5        99.5       260.0
Nebraska ........:   140.0      138.0      180.0       128.5       122.0       155.0
New Mexico 1/ ...:    12.9       (NA)       (NA)        12.9        (NA)        (NA)
                 :
New York 1/ .....:     8.0       (NA)       (NA)         7.8        (NA)        (NA)
North Dakota ....:   655.0      625.0      705.0       635.0       565.0       685.0
Oregon 1/ .......:     9.0       (NA)       (NA)         9.0        (NA)        (NA)
South Dakota 1/ .:    12.5       (NA)       (NA)        11.6        (NA)        (NA)
Texas ...........:    31.0       27.0       22.0        28.0        24.0        20.0
Washington ......:   110.0      135.0      191.0       109.0       133.0       190.0
Wisconsin 1/ ....:     7.9       (NA)       (NA)         7.9        (NA)        (NA)
Wyoming .........:    32.0       33.0       41.0        31.0        31.1        39.0
                 :
United States ...: 1,764.7    1,662.0    2,092.0     1,708.4     1,558.1     2,012.7
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                 :       Yield per acre 2/        :           Production 2/
      State      :--------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   2015   :   2016   :   2017   :   2015    :   2016    :   2017
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                 :   ---------- pounds ---------      ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------
                 :
Arizona 1/ ......:   2,060       (NA)       (NA)         194        (NA)        (NA)
California ......:   2,310      2,330      2,100       1,029       1,141       1,045
Colorado ........:   1,820      1,750      2,000         846         742       1,092
Idaho ...........:   1,800      1,920      1,610       2,141       2,624       2,873
Kansas 1/ .......:   2,500       (NA)       (NA)         195        (NA)        (NA)
Michigan ........:   2,030      1,920      2,010       5,533       4,002       4,394
Minnesota .......:   2,140      2,230      2,190       3,896       3,279       3,567
Montana .........:   1,340      1,620      1,000         624       1,613       2,594
Nebraska ........:   2,380      2,270      2,520       3,057       2,766       3,901
New Mexico 1/ ...:   2,050       (NA)       (NA)         264        (NA)        (NA)
                 :
New York 1/ .....:   1,510       (NA)       (NA)         118        (NA)        (NA)
North Dakota ....:   1,400      1,580      1,810       8,901       8,908      12,392
Oregon 1/ .......:   2,300       (NA)       (NA)         207        (NA)        (NA)
South Dakota 1/ .:   1,770       (NA)       (NA)         205        (NA)        (NA)
Texas ...........:   1,400      1,100      1,100         392         264         220
Washington ......:   1,450      1,980      1,490       1,582       2,631       2,834
Wisconsin 1/ ....:   2,030       (NA)       (NA)         160        (NA)        (NA)
Wyoming .........:   2,300      2,360      2,390         713         733         933
                 :
United States ...:   1,759      1,842      1,781      30,057      28,703      35,845
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2016.
2/   Clean basis.

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